Stormy Weather

[BBMmk2]

Yesterday was rather good. I fear this may not last......

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Pet's "23 degrees" is remarkable - here in the Pennines, we've managed 16 at the most (on Tuesday) this past week; and with misty mornings (and "yellow warnings" from the Met office). The afternoons have cleared up, and there's been some gorgeous sunshine: the barometer has gone as far past the "Very Dry" marker as I've ever seen it over the past few days.

Drooped to "Fair" this dull morning, with all-day cloud and maximum temperatures of 12 degrees forecast - and the rains start on Monday.

[BBMmk2]

We have now quite thick fog, where we are.

[BBMmk2]

Sunny and overcast today

[DracoM]

Foggy, still, cold, dry. What a difference a day makes.

[Petrushka]

A glorious day once again. There isn't a cloud in the sky, no wind and temperatures around 20 degrees. A better day by far than anything we had in what passed for summer.

[marthe]

It's good to hear from you marthe! I had noticed the weather systems winding themselvs up while trundling northwards with your bit of the coastline in their sights! Here by contrast we are "luxuriating" under an enormous high pressure blocking system that's pushing the bad weather down across the western Mediterranean at the moment (heh heh heh for any late holidaymarkers from here ), while at the same time prefiguring a cold winter for us, according to some calculations.

If you click on this link it gives you a great picture of thunderstorm activity across central and N. America, and right across the Atlantic to Europe, N Africa and the Middle East, including here. I imagine when there are enough tracking stations worldwide we'll get to see what's happening everywhere!

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime

Each lightning flash creates a "burst" on the screen as it happens (or within a few seconds).

Click anywhere on the map and by keeping pressed down you can scroll right across the world.

Thanks, S_A! Weather was stormy indeed but not nearly as bad as had been predicted. Today we have bright sun and warmish temps in the 60s F. All the best, marthe

[Nick Armstrong]

A glorious day once again. There isn't a cloud in the sky, no wind and temperatures around 20 degrees. A better day by far than anything we had in what passed for summer.

Yes, a sequence of lovely days here too, including yesterday and today. Had cause to cycle round Hyde Park the past two afternoons - idyllic!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Dull and cold all yesterday in this bit of the Pennines (between Leeds and Skipton) - cool and sunny today; a lovely October's day.

[greenilex]

Promised rain arrived overnight, bringing with it the palaver of dog towel for muddy paws once again. But warm and gentle enough so far.

[BBMmk2]

Yes, back to wet weather again! :(

[DracoM]

Fierce SE wind, droves of rain, real autumn arrives in one mighty stride.

[Nick Armstrong]

S_A and other 'Stormy Weather' jockeys - hope you did better than me at the first two questions in the 'Precipitation' round in tonight's University Challenge! The third question was a doddle though

[gurnemanz]

The rain stopped just in time here in North Wilts for me to risk using my bike to get to this evening's choir practice and it was still clear after I left the pub an hour ago after a couple of pints Jail Ale from the Dartmoor Brewery.

[Serial_Apologist]

S_A and other 'Stormy Weather' jockeys - hope you did better than me at the first two questions in the 'Precipitation' round in tonight's University Challenge! The third question was a doddle though

You won't catch me watching University Challenge, Cali: "All other vices", as me dad used to say whenever offered cigarettes.